After so much waiting for the elections in Boca They took place this Sunday, December 17 at La Bombonera and the expectation ended up being record-breaking. At 6:00 p.m. the polls closed, and it was confirmed that the top number of voters of 38,363 in the previous elections (2019) was exceeded when the trinomial Ameal-Pergolini-Riquelme surpassed Gribaudocandidate for Angelici y Macri with 53% of the votes.
43.367 of 94.188 partners of Boca qualified to vote, they put their ballot in the polls and formed for the elections with the most voters in the history of Argentine football, far surpassing the one held 4 years ago in Xeneize, which until now occupied the first place of clubs in Nacional level. This brand also came third internationally.
«The fans are the owners of the club. I hope we can be more than 57 thousand, so we can go to Barcelona.”, Riquelme asked before and after having gone through the polls. The objective was to surpass that top mark worldwide that the Catalan club has had since 2010, when Sandro Rosell was chosen. It is worth noting that Culé is also second in this section, since in 2021, 55,611 members attended the elections won by Joan Laporta.
The references and characters related to the Boca world who voted
Alberto Márcico, Ángel Clemente Rojas, Antonio Barijho, Blas Giunta, Marcelo Delgado y Raul Cascini They were present at the stadium to take photos with the members and support Romanian, presidential candidate for the ruling party. In the other side, Martin Palermo y Rolando Schiavi appeared to support the opposition led by Andres Ibarra y Mauricio Macri.
Another who made the news for his presence was Javier Miley. The President of the Nation stepped onto the La Bombonera playing field and fulfilled his promise to vote, although during his visit he was disowned by some fans. Beyond having hooded himself, in his desire to blend in with the crowd, a group of members soon recognized him, insulted him and whistled at him when he left tent A.
